Garment hanger



Dec. 24, 1935. P' `.EGUS l 2,025,114

GARMEN T HANGER Filed Nov. V6, 1955 f life/1797 l l Pall/ l70.5-

Patented Dec. 24, 1935 UNITED ASTATESv PATENT OFFICE 1 Claim.

My invention provides an improved garment hanger especially adapted for the hanging of coats, vests and trousers and, generally stated, consists of the novel construction, combinations 5 and arrangement of parts hereinafter described,

and dened in the claim.

'I'he objects of the invention are simplicity of construction, lowcost and ability to properly hold a complete suit of mens clothes. Several forms of the device are illustrated in the accompanying drawing, wherein like characters indicate like parts throughout the several views.

Referring to the drawing:

Fig. 1 is a perspective showing what is believed to be the preferred formof the garment hanger;

and

Fig. 2 is a perspective showing a slightly modi- I ned form of the garment hanger.

Referring first to the Vconstruction illustrated in Fig. 1, it will be noted that the body of the hanger is made from a single piece of wire, bent to form a hook-like anchoring device 8, a bowed upper portion 9, and a transverse lower portion I0, which latter isformed with corrugations II. The corrugations II are preferably of a sort of saw-toothed arrangement, those on the opposite sides having reverse bevels. Mounted on the corrugated portions II are trouser-engaging hanger hook arms I2 and I3. For an important pur- 30 pose, the arm I2 is made much longer than the arm Il. Each arm is provided with an eye I2 or IP that slidably engages with the corrugated portions I I. At their lower ends, each arm is formed with wide approximately horizontal 36 ends I2b or il?, in the form 01 hooks. Y, Here itis important to note that these depending arms I2 and I2 vhang in vertical planes approximately at right angles to the horizontal ends or hooks I2h and lib. 40 Intheuseof thishanger,thehook arms I2 and I3 can be adjusted to the desired spacing. It is a known fact that mens trousers are commonly and generally provided withv belt loops located, two close to the rear and two close to the front 45 and that the trousers are cut lower in front than at the rear. The long hooks are arranged to engage the loops at the front of the trousers and the short hooks are arranged to engage the loopsat 'the rear of the trousers, so that a pair of 50 trousers hung von these hookswill be hung in nat vertically suspended condition, which tends to keep them in good shape so as to maintain the press in the trousers. Moreover, the transversely extended horizontal lower portions of said hooks are made wide enough or are suiciently extended 5 in a horizontal direction so that at least two pairs e of trousers can be hung on the same hooks at the same time. Hanging of trousers as above stated obviously can be properly accomplished only by their hooks having their lower ends exl0` tended in planes transversely of or at right angles to the body of the hanger.

Of course, it will be understood that vests and coats can be hung on the bowed upper portions 9 of the coat hanger just described. l5

The hanger illustrated in Fig, 2 is made up of a single wire bent to form a hook-like anchoring device I4, an upper portion I5 and a'transverse lower portion I6, which latter is formed with upwardly bent corrugations or projections I1 that 20 afford hook-restraining teeth.

In this arrangement, the long hooks I8 have eyes I8 that are adjustably hung von the lower rod I6 and are provided at their lower ends with the transversely extended trouser engaging portions |81. 'I'he short hooks I9 in this arrangement, are provided with eyes I9 and lower end portions I9b applied as shown.

From the foregoing, it is evident that the improved coat hanger is capable of various modications within the scope of the appended claim. The corrugations formed as illustrated In connection with Fig. 1 are preferred because they best restrict sliding movements of the hooks I2 and I3 toward each other, but nevertheless, per- 35 mit intentional adjustments, easily performed manually but not accidentally.

What I claim is: y

A coat hanger comprising a body member formed from a single piece of wire bent to form a bowed upper portion and a transverse lower rod, the latter being corrugated, and arms adjustably hung on said corrugated rod, said arms having lower trouser-engaging end portions extending in planes transversely and approximately at right V angles to the plane of said adjustable arms, said arms hanging approximately at right angles to the horizontal planeof the body portionuor said hanger.

PAUL LEGUS. 

